Activists
Campaign petitions UN for Egyptian activist lawyer’s release
Egypt
August 19, 2015
Campaign petitions UN for Egyptian activist lawyer’s release
A campaign is seeking to collect signatures from lawyers worldwide in a petition to the United Nation’s Secretary General, demanding…
Foreign Ministry fires back at Amnesty International report
Egypt
June 30, 2015
Foreign Ministry fires back at Amnesty International report
Egypt’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has condemned a report issued by the London-based Amnesty International, in which it criticized the…
Twitter campaign calls for support of Gaza-bound flotilla
Middle East
June 29, 2015
Twitter campaign calls for support of Gaza-bound flotilla
A Twitter hashtag launched by activists is urging Arab governments and international institutions to support a maritime convoy which was…
Activists set sail for Gaza in new bid to break Israeli blockade
Middle East
June 23, 2015
Activists set sail for Gaza in new bid to break Israeli blockade
Activists aboard a flotilla of boats are to soon set sail for Gaza in a fresh bid to break Israel's…
Presidential palace demo for prisoners release ends peacefully
Egypt
June 22, 2015
Presidential palace demo for prisoners release ends peacefully
Tens of female activists outside the Ettehadiya Presidential Palace left the area late Sunday after a one-hour protest calling for…
ICJ urges release of human rights lawyer Yara Sallam
Egypt
June 21, 2015
ICJ urges release of human rights lawyer Yara Sallam
The International Commission of Jurists has urged for the release of a young activist lawyer, Yara Sallam, who is serving…
Discontent persists among families of activists excluded from amnesty
Egypt
June 21, 2015
Discontent persists among families of activists excluded from amnesty
The families of activists excluded from the recent presidential amnesty, after which dozens of political prisoners have been released, have…
Activists to urge for prisoners’ release outside presidential palace
Egypt
June 17, 2015
Activists to urge for prisoners’ release outside presidential palace
An activist group will hold a women's vigil with lanterns on June 21 outside the Ettehadiya presidential palace to call…
NCHR receives complaints about forced disappearances
Egypt
June 9, 2015
NCHR receives complaints about forced disappearances
The National Council for Human Rights (NCHR) has received 55 complaints about forced disappearances. Sources said the council met with the…
Lady pleads to president to return missing lawyer son
Egypt
June 9, 2015
Lady pleads to president to return missing lawyer son
A woman has addressed Egypt’s presidency to return her lawyer son to her. Aida Mosleh, the mother of Omar al-Araby, called…